CN102858470A

CN102858470A - Steam-cleaning device

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Publication number: CN102858470A
Application number: CN2010800662026A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 米夏埃尔·荀内瓦尔德; 约亨·恩格勒; 托比亚斯·杜克斯
Original assignee: Alfred Kaercher SE and Co KG
Current assignee: Alfred Kahn Europe GmbH & Co. kg
Priority date: 2010-04-15
Filing date: 2010-04-15
Publication date: 2013-01-02
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-15
Also published as: CN102858470B; JP2013523359A; EP2558224A1; JP5617029B2; WO2011127976A1; EP2558224B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a steam-cleaning device having a housing (12) on which a liquid tank (24) is releasably held and in which an electrically heatable steam boiler (28) is arranged for generating steam which can be applied to a surface to be cleaned. In order to develop the steam-cleaning device in such a way that the liquid tank can be fastened to the housing and released from the housing in a simple manner, it is proposed according to the invention that the housing has a guide part (42) on which the liquid tank (24) is displaceably held, wherein the guide part and the liquid tank are connected to one another in a form-fitting manner.

Description

Steam appliance

Technical field

The present invention relates to have the steam appliance of housing, on housing, can maintain fluid box with unclamping, and in this housing, be furnished with the electrically heated steam copper of energy for generation of being applied to lip-deep steam to be cleaned.

Background technology

This class steam appliance is used for the most different surface of cleaning, is used in particular for cleaning rigid surface.They comprise fluid box, can deposit clean liquid in this fluid box.Fluid box can remain on the housing with unclamping, thereby so that this fluid box can be separated by housing in order to fill.Full fluid box can be fixed on the housing again.This fluid box then be arranged in housing in can electrically heated steam copper flow and be connected, can be with liquid evaporation by the help of this steam copper.The steam that produces can be applied on the surface to be cleaned, particularly on the lower surface.

The steam appliance of the type of being mentioned by the known beginning of DE 10 2,004 052 198 B4.

Summary of the invention

Task of the present invention is, improves in this wise the steam appliance of the type that beginning mentions, that is, fluid box can be fixed on the housing and can unclamp from housing in simple mode.

This task solves as follows according to the present invention in the steam appliance of the type that beginning is mentioned, that is, housing has guide member, maintains movably fluid box on this guide member, wherein, guide member and fluid box can shape be connected to each other in locking manner.

Fluid box can be moved along guide member in steam appliance according to the present invention, is used for setting up sealed being connected of shape between housing and fluid box.This becomes easy so that the fixing and fluid box of fluid box on housing unclamps from housing.The sealed connection of shape guarantees, fluid box can unclamp from housing carefully.In addition, the sealed connection of shape is so that high load mechanically becomes possibility.

Advantageously, fluid box takes the shape of the letter U or c-shaped the interlocking guide member that surrounds.

Guide member can be according to the type design of following guiding profile, that is, this guiding profile surrounds interlocking by fluid box at least in part on peripheral direction.

Guide member preferably is vertically to the supporting surface orientation of steam appliance.Usually the supporting surface of steam appliance is constructed by the lower surface of level.In this case, guide member preferably extends in vertical direction.

In the favourable embodiment according to steam appliance of the present invention, housing has the accommodation section, and fluid box can insert in this accommodation section, and wherein, guide member protrudes in this accommodation section, and the fluid box shape abuts on this guide member in locking manner.

The accommodation section preferred arrangements is on housing distolateral.This has simplified the processing of steam appliance.

In a preferred embodiment, at the distolateral interface that is furnished with for steam discharge conduit of housing.Steam discharge conduit can for example be configured to the form of discharge of steam flexible pipe, and this discharge of steam flexible pipe can be connected on the housing in distolateral zone and can be used for liquid is applied to surface to be cleaned at its free end carrying discharge of steam nozzle.

Tool is advantageous to be, fluid box has the central tank zone, the first and second side direction case zones are connected on the central tank zone in the mode of distance to each other, and the first and second side direction case zones hold guide member and by being interconnected by the case handle that the user catches from rear side between them.In the case grip, the user can be with the simple mode fluid box of holding with a firm grip.The case handle structure type of bridge, by this bridge, the side direction case zone of fluid box interconnects in the mode of the interregional distance of relative central tank.The user can catch the case handle from rear side, is used for case is taken off from housing.

Advantageously, fluid box comprises roof, this roof and wall structure the case handle.Roof can extend laterally the peripheral wall of fluid box or sidewall and can be in stretching out the zone of peripheral wall or sidewall the case handle that can be caught from rear side by the user of structure.

What have special advantage is, is furnished with operation and/or indicator elment at guide member, and this operation and/or indicator elment are centered on by the roof of fluid box on peripheral direction.In this design, roof has the section of leaving a blank, and is furnished with operation and/or the indicator elment of steam appliance in this leaves a blank section.

Operation and/or indicator elment can be outstanding by roof, thus this operation and/or indicator elment can be directly for the user for.Operation and/or indicator elment are easily identified by the user thus.This is so that the processing of steam appliance becomes easy.In addition, operation and/or indicator elment are avoided the damage mechanically of side direction by the roof protection around it.

Particularly advantageously be, the dimple that operation and/or indicator elment have spill, the moulding section of housing is connected on this dimple and this dimple is hidden by the case handle of fluid box.The dimple of spill is so that catch the case handle that hides dimple to become easy from rear side.The user can utilize the finger of a hand laterally to stretch in the dimple of spill at this, because the moulding section of housing is connected on the dimple of this spill, this moulding section laterally exceeds the region extension of case handle.

Can arrange as followsly, that is, roof is around stroke button (Hubtaster).The trip button can be constructed the executive component of steam appliance.For example, steam appliance can be connected and closed by the stroke button.

Special compact structure shape can obtain in favourable design of the present invention by the following method,, is furnished with switch, stroke button and this electric switch acting in conjunction of electricity in guide member that is.Guide member has been constructed spatial accommodation in this design, is furnished with the switch of electricity in this spatial accommodation.Be furnished with the stroke button above spatial accommodation, the trip button is centered on and is for example passed through the switch acting in conjunction of switch tappet and electricity by the roof of fluid box.

What have special advantage is that at least one indication field is incorporated in the stroke button.This indication field is according to the form design of lamplight pointing.This indication field can be connected with the control electronic installation of steam appliance and can indicate for example running status of steam appliance to the user by at least one optical conductor, particularly can indicate in the indication field of stroke button the running status of steam copper and/or surpass the minimum liquid level of fluid box downwards.If in fluid box, surpass minimum liquid level downwards, on the indication field, indicate this situation to the user so, so that next this user uses liquid filling again with fluid box.

In particularly preferred design, in guide member, be furnished with the control electronic installation of steam appliance.As having explained, this guide member of housing can be constructed spatial accommodation.Preferred cloth is equipped with the control electronic installation of steam appliance in this spatial accommodation.This has given the compact structure shape to steam appliance.

Alternatively or addedly can arrange as followsly, that is, in the guide member of housing, be furnished with and the coefficient liquid level sensing device of the liquid level sensor of in fluid box, arranging.Liquid level by the help fluid box of liquid level sensing device can be monitored.If liquid level surpasses the lower bound limit value downwards, can give so the user as follows as the notice indication, that is, fluid box should be filled with liquid.

Acting in conjunction between the liquid level sensing device of arranging in guide member and the liquid level sensor of arranging in fluid box is preferably contactlessly carried out.For example liquid level sensor can have permanent magnet, the probe acting in conjunction to magnetic-field-sensitive of this permanent magnet and liquid level sensing device.Probe can be for example with the form design of reed switch.

The liquid level sensor preferable configuration is buoyant member, and it depends on the liquid level of fluid box in the position of fluid box inside.

Liquid level sensing device preferably has following switch element, and this switch element can depend on the position of buoyant member and come switch.This switch element can be for example with the formal construction of reed switch.Advantageously, switch element connects with indicator elment or indication field, and this switch element is arranged on the guide member.

What have special advantage is that liquid level sensing device is arranged on the wiring board that is positioned in the guide member with the control electronic installation of steam appliance.

As beginning mention, fluid box can unclamp in order to fill from housing.In order to fill, fluid box has the case opening.Advantageously, the case opening can be by case lid locking and discharging for the filling liquid case in the off-position in closing position.

To substitute fluid box to be separated in order filling from housing, the user also can fill fluid box at housing, and method is: the user moves to case lid in its off-position.What have in the case special advantage is, case lid has been constructed inrush current prevention or anti-splash device in its off-position, does not contact with liquid for the protection of the structure member of the electricity of steam cleaner.

For example can arrange as followsly, that is, case lid is arranged in its off-position between the operation that guide member is arranged and/or indicator elment and case opening.This case lid can be constructed the form of midfeather in this position, this midfeather has reduced following danger,, reaches operation and/or indicator elment at liquid when liquid filling is in the fluid box that is arranged on the housing that is.

Structurally in the simple design, case lid can remain on the case opening part pivotally.Then case lid can be pivoted between the off-position of the closing position that covers the case opening and release case opening back and forth.Case lid can upwards uprightly and thus be constructed inrush current prevention or anti-splash device in simple mode by case opening perpendicular in its off-position.

Description of drawings

The following description of preferred embodiment of the present invention is used for exhaustive by reference to the accompanying drawings.Accompanying drawing illustrates:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram with the steam appliance of fluid box, and the case lid of this fluid box is closed;

Fig. 2 is the partial view by the solid of the steam appliance of Fig. 1, and wherein, the case lid of fluid box is opened;

Fig. 3 is with in fluid box and the situation that the housing of steam appliance separates, by the steam appliance of Fig. 1 partial view from the solid at oblique rear;

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional side view of being taken apart by the part of the steam appliance of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the horizontal component profile of steam appliance in the fluid box zone by Fig. 1; And

Fig. 6 is the vertical fragmentary cross-sectional view of steam appliance in the fluid box zone by Fig. 1.

The specific embodiment

In the accompanying drawings schematically illustrated have housing 12 on the whole with the steam appliance that can carry of Reference numeral 10 mark, this housing is configured with on the side 14 thereon and carries handle 16.Housing 12 distolateral 18 on can keep Locked pivotally and renovate 20, this locking is renovated in its closing position shown in the accompanying drawings and is hidden hose coupling 22.Locking is renovated 20 and can be pivoted in the off-position, and hose coupling 22 is available for users to use in this off-position, thereby so that the user discharge of steam flexible pipe can be connected on the hose coupling 22.This discharge of steam flexible pipe is known, and does not therefore illustrate in the accompanying drawings.The discharge of steam flexible pipe deviates from the free end of steam appliance 10 usually carrying discharge of steam nozzle, particularly bottom nozzle at it.

Renovate above 20 at locking, removably maintain fluid box 24 on housing 12, this fluid box can be used clean liquid, and preferred water is filled.As by Fig. 4 obviously shown in, liquid can by fluid box 24 through connecting ducts 26 be fed to 12 that center on by housing, can electrically heated steam copper 28.For this reason, pump 30 is connected in the connecting duct 26.The liquid that is pushed in the steam copper 28 by pump 30 can be evaporated in steam copper 28, and guide to hose coupling 22 through magnet valve 32 and output duct 34, then can connect the discharge of steam flexible pipe at this hose coupling place, be used for steam is applied to surface to be cleaned.

Housing 12 locking renovate 20 above be configured with accommodation section 36, fluid box 24 can be inserted in this accommodation section.Accommodation section 36 has back wall 38 and base wall 40.Base wall 40 is the step shape in the heart zone therein, and this point is obvious especially by Fig. 5.

The U-shaped guide member 42 that is with housing 12 of the guiding end wall 44 that spill is shaped is stretched out by back wall 38, this guiding end wall by the first guiding sidewall 46 be connected guiding sidewall 48 and integrally be connected with the back wall 38 of accommodation section 12.

These two guiding sidewalls 46 and 48 upsides that deviate from base wall 40 at them are transitioned in the cover for conducting 50 of monolithic construction with guiding end wall 44, and this cover for conducting is in the direction that deviates from base wall 40 and stepwise is tapered and has central perforation 52.

Guide member 42 is furnished with control electronic installation 56 and liquid level sensing device 58 at common circuit board defining spatial accommodation 54 on the side that deviates from fluid box 24 of guiding end wall 44 between two guiding sidewalls 46 and 48 in this spatial accommodation.The switch 62 that the electricity that is connected with control electronic installation 56 is arranged in the internal placement of cover for conducting 50 can be switched on and cut out by the help steam cleaning appliance 10 of this electric switch.

The switch 62 of electricity can be by handling with the operating element of stroke button 64 forms, and the trip button overlaps cover for conducting 50 and connects by the switch 62 of switch tappet 66 with electricity.Switch tappet 66 centers on by being spiral yarn shaped back-moving spring 68, and the reset force that this back-moving spring utilization deviates from the switch 62 of electricity loads stroke button 64.

Stroke button 64 has the dimple 70 of spill at its dorsal part that deviates from fluid box 24, deviating from moulding section 72 these dimples of connection in the housing 12 of moulding in the zone of carrying handle 16 on distolateral 18 the direction.

Fluid box 24 can be inserted in the accommodation section 36 of housing 12.This fluid box has and is arranged in locking and renovates the 76 and second side direction case zone, central tank zone 74, the first side direction casees zone 78 of 20 tops and connect this central tank zone.This gives fluid box 24 in horizontal profile, and as this fluid box was obviously illustrated by Fig. 5, taking the shape of the letter U or c-shaped design on the whole utilized this design fluid box shape to surround in locking manner interlocking guide member 72.Abut in to the design of 80 convexs of tank wall overleaf in central tank zone 74 ground and face formula on the guiding sidewall 44 of spill of guide member 42.Abut in to 82 formulas of the first side direction tank wall in the first side direction case zone 76 on the first guiding sidewall 46, and 84 formulas of the second side direction tank wall in the second side direction case zone 78 ground abuts in second of guide member 42 and guides on the sidewall 48.Case peripheral wall 86 attachment side are to tank wall 82 and 84, and this case peripheral wall shape abuts in locking manner on the back wall 38 of accommodation section 36 and constructed the outer wall of fluid box 24.

At upside, fluid box 24 comes boundary by roof 88.Roof 88 had case opening 90 before stroke button 84 in central tank zone 74, and this case opening can be by case lid 92 lockings that can be bearing in pivotally on the roof 88.Case lid 92 can and be pivoted between the off-position shown in figure 2 back and forth in the closing position of this case lid locking case opening 90 shown in Fig. 1,3,4 and 6, and case lid substantially perpendicularly is orientated and is arranged between case opening 90 and the stroke button 64 in this off-position.

Roof 88 centers on stroke button 64 at peripheral direction.For this reason, this roof has been constructed case handle 94 at the dorsal part that deviates from case lid 92 of stroke button 64, and this case handle integrally is connected to each other the free end zone that deviates from central tank zone 74 in side direction case zone 76 and 78 and this case handle hides the dimple 70 of the spill of stroke button 64.Via the moulding section 72 of housing 12, the user can take part in the zone that enters between the dimple 70 of case handle 94 and spill and catch case handle 94 from rear side thus.

In fluid box 24, be furnished with the liquid level sensor with buoyant member 96 forms with permanent magnet own known and that therefore do not illustrate in the accompanying drawings at the darkest position in central tank zone 74.Buoyant member 96 depends on the liquid level tank wall 80 overleaf of fluid box 24 along slip.This buoyant member non-contiguously with reed switch 98 actings in conjunction of liquid level sensing device 58, this reed switch is arranged in the spatial accommodation 54 of guide member 42 on the dorsal part that deviates from fluid box 24 of guiding end wall 44.

Stroke button 64 has the indication field 100,102 and 104 that is arranged side by side.When the heater of steam copper 28 just in the running, the first indication field 100 indication users.Whether the second indication field 102 indication steam appliances are connected or are closed, and when buoyant member 96 surpasses lower level limits downwards, the 3rd indication field 104 bright lights.Thus, the user receives following notice, that is, fluid box 24 should be filled.

In order to fill, the user can be from the accommodation section 36 takes out fluid boxes 24.For this reason, the user can catch case handle 94 and then in vertical direction along guide member 24 fluid box 24 that moves up, until fluid box 24 discharges the guide member 42 of housings 12 from rear side.Next fluid box 24 can be removed from housing 12, in order to use liquid by case opening 90, preferred water is filled.Then full fluid box can again overlap to install on the guide member 42 and along guide member 42 and move vertically downward, until fluid box 24 is sleeved on the base wall 40 of accommodation section 36.

Substitute fluid box 24 is taken off from housing 12, the user also can filling liquid case 24, and fluid box 24 keeps its position in the accommodation section 36 of housing 12.For this reason, the user can be pivoted to case lid 92 in its off-position.In this position that is especially obviously illustrated by Fig. 2, case lid 92 has been constructed inrush current prevention and anti-splash device, this inrush current prevention and anti-splash device stop, and liquid can be in the situation that be filled into and by mistake reach stroke button 64 in the fluid box 24 and reach by central perforation 52 in the spatial accommodation 54 of guide member 42.

The fluid box 24 that in horizontal profile, basically takes the shape of the letter U, this fluid box shape not only abuts in locking manner on the back wall 38 of accommodation section 36 but also abuts on the guide member 42 and can be moved in vertical direction along guide member 42, so that the processing of steam appliance 10 when unclamping fluid box 24 becomes easy.The combination of the fluid box 24 that in addition, takes the shape of the letter U and the roof 88 that centers on stroke button 64 at peripheral direction is so that the compact structure shape of steam appliance 10 becomes possibility.The case handle 94 that the dimple 70 with the spill of stroke button 64 of fluid box 24 hides can be caught from rear side in simple mode by the user.The integration of indication field 100,102 and 104 in the stroke button 64 causes the further reduction of the space requirement of steam appliance 10.Being furnished with before stroke button 64 can be by the case opening 90 of case lid 92 lockings.Case lid 92 has been constructed inrush current prevention or anti-splash device in its off-position, this inrush current prevention or anti-splash device stop, and the assembly of the electricity of arranging in the spatial accommodation 54 of guide member 42 is namely controlled electronic installation 56 and liquid level sensing device 58 and reached with liquid and contact.

Claims

1. steam appliance, has housing (12), on described housing, can maintain fluid box (24) with unclamping, and in institute's housing, be furnished with the electrically heated steam copper of energy (28) for generation of being applied to lip-deep steam to be cleaned, it is characterized in that, described housing (12) has guide member (42), on described guide member, can keep movably described fluid box (24), wherein, described guide member (42) and described fluid box (24) can shape be connected to each other in locking manner.

2. steam appliance according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described fluid box (24) takes the shape of the letter U or c-shaped the interlocking described guide member (42) that surrounds.

3. steam appliance according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, described housing (12) has accommodation section (36), and described fluid box (24) can insert in the described accommodation section, wherein, described guide member (42) protrudes in the described accommodation section (36).

4. according to claim 1,2 or 3 described steam appliances, it is characterized in that, described fluid box (24) has central tank zone (74), the first and second side direction casees zone (76,78) is connected on the described central tank zone in the mode of each interval, and described the first and second side direction case zones hold described guide member (42) and by being interconnected by the case handle (94) that the user catches from rear side between them.

5. steam appliance according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described fluid box (24) has the roof (88) of having constructed described case handle (94).

6. according to the described steam appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, be furnished with operation and/or indicator elment (64,100,102,104) at described guide member (42), described operation and/or indicator elment are centered on by the roof (88) of described fluid box (24) on peripheral direction at least in part.

7. steam appliance according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described operation and/or indicator elment (64,100,102,104) have the dimple (70) of spill, and the moulding section (72) that described dimple is connected to described housing (12) upward and by case handle (94) hides.

8. according to claim 6 or 7 described steam appliances, it is characterized in that, described roof (88) is around stroke button (64).

9. steam appliance according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described stroke button (64) and switch (62) acting in conjunction that is arranged in the electricity in the described guiding part (42).

10. according to claim 8 or 9 described steam appliances, it is characterized in that, at least one indication field (100,102,104) are incorporated in the described stroke button (64).

11. according to the described steam appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, in described guide member (42), be furnished with the control electronic installation (56) of described steam appliance (10).

12. according to the described steam appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, in described guide member (42), be furnished with liquid level sensing device (58), described liquid level sensing device and liquid level sensor (96) acting in conjunction that is arranged in the described fluid box (24).

13. steam appliance according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described liquid level sensor is configured to buoyant member (96), and described buoyant member depends on the liquid level of described fluid box (24) in the inner position of described fluid box (24).

14. according to claim 12 or 13 described steam appliances, it is characterized in that, described liquid level sensing device (58) has switch element (98), and described switch element can depend on the position of described liquid level sensor and come switch.

15. according to claim 12,13 or 14 described steam appliances is characterized in that, described liquid level sensing device (58) is arranged on the wiring board (60) that is positioned in the described guide member (42) with the described control electronic installation (56) of described steam appliance (10).

16. according to the described steam appliance of one of aforementioned claim; it is characterized in that; described fluid box (24) has case opening (90); described case opening can be by case lid (92) locking and discharging in order to fill described fluid box (24) in the off-position in closing position; wherein; described case lid (92) has been constructed inrush current prevention or anti-splash device in its off-position, do not contact with liquid for the protection of the structure member of the electricity of described steam appliance.

17. steam appliance according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, be furnished with the position that occupies in operation and/or indicator elment (64,100,102,104) and the off-position of described case lid (92) at it between described operation and/or indicator elment (64,100,102,104) and described case opening (90) at described guide member (42).

18. according to claim 16 or 17 described steam appliances, it is characterized in that, described case lid (92) can remain on pivotally described case opening (90) and locate.